Silvia Araya: podcast appearances and interviews

Silvia Araya was a Chilean-born Canadian painter and art instructor associated with Boch Flower Therapy. She founded the Chilean-Indian Institute of Culture and was a member of the Grupo Ancoa. Araya co-founded the Museum of Art and Artisans of Linares, which houses her sculptures and paintings in its permanent collection. In addition to her artistic work, she was involved in politics during the 1970s and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies representing the Province of Coquimbo in 1973. Following the military coup in Chile, she was imprisoned in Valparaíso prison before being exiled to Canada in 1977. Resettling in Quebec City, she established the Académie des beaux-arts Silvia Araya, where she taught for twenty-five years. Her cultural contributions earned her the honor of being named a knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2008.